Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has jumped into the fray to defend Alabama’s GOP Senate hopeful Roy Moore against allegations that the former judge had inappropriate relationships with teen girls when he was in his 30’s.

In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Bannon claimed the controversy that’s roared since news of the accusations dropped “is deeper than politics — it’s about trying to destroy a man’s life.”

“This is nothing less than the politics of personal destruction,” Bannon, who backed Moore while President Donald Trump backed “establishment” Republican incumbent Luther Strange, said. “And they need to destroy him by any means necessary.”